Puncture Wound Won't Close

[Geranium]

Agree with @Wyorp Rock . The wound will heal from the bottom up.

 

[akc]

Update: wound not healing

She seems fine now. She has been reintegrated with the flock, seems healthy and just a little skittish. However, her wound is not healing!

It seems to be full of dead tissue, but there is no smell. I cut it back a bit a while ago and plan to do the same today. It seems to be expanding.

I am worried about removing it completely as while I think it is keeping it from healing, it also doesn't smell and is keeping stuff from getting in the wound. Thoughts?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

To me, it looks like it's still filling in and healing. The wound was quite deep from what I could tell from your first photo and it takes time to heal from the inside out.
If you are not noticing an odor and she is eating/drinking/active, then I would just keep an eye on it.
She may benefit from some extra protein a few times a week to give her a boost. Egg, tuna, meat, mackerel, etc. (in addition to her normal feed)

 

[akc]

To me, it looks like it's still filling in and healing. The wound was quite deep from what I could tell from your first photo and it takes time to heal from the inside out.
If you are not noticing an odor and she is eating/drinking/active, then I would just keep an eye on it.
She may benefit from some extra protein a few times a week to give her a boost. Egg, tuna, meat, mackerel, etc. (in addition to her normal feed)

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Thank you. It seems like what is filling in is hard and larger than the original puncture. It seems to be pushing the skin apart rather than bring it together. I can feel the hard extension of it under her skin. I'm just worried in ed it won't heal and will eventually get infected.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Looks like it's just skin tissue regenerating. I would leave it alone, it will heal in time although will leave a scar (like my eyebrow ring I got 20 some odd years ago).

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you. It seems like what is filling in is hard and larger than the original puncture. It seems to be pushing the skin apart rather than bring it together. I can feel the hard extension of it under her skin. I'm just worried in ed it won't heal and will eventually get infected.

It may be pushing out some, it's hard to know - if it's scabbing from the inside out, then I would think eventually that's going to come to the surface.
From what I could see in your very first photo, the wound was deep - almost like it may have entered the body cavity, so it has some a long way.

 

[casportpony]

That dark clump looks a little like a pus nugget to me.

 

[akc]

That dark clump looks a little like a pus nugget to me.

Can you tell me more about "a push nugget"?

 

[akc]

*puss

 

[casportpony]

The dark bit looks like it doesn't belong. If you pick at it, does it bleed?